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How ‘Game of Thrones’ Got So Damn Messy

COURSE CORRECTION

The seventh season of the HBO fantasy epic favored explosions and dragons over its trademark Machiavellian plotting and character development. [Warning: Spoilers]

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In the seventh season of Desperate Housewives, Gabrielle Solis was attacked by the abusive stepfather who molested her as a child. During the struggle Gabrielle’s husband, Carlos, kills the abuser.

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